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Clouded Monitor

Varanus bengalensis

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1 m from snout to the tip of the tail, no apparent markings or patterns, just dark grey in colour. These monitor lizards were plentiful in this area. Any ID suggestions welcome.

Habitat:

Near the beach, on the lawn and in the coastal rainforest on the small island of Koh Sriboya.

Reference Links:

Asian water monitor

Species ID Suggestions

Clouded Monitor

Varanus bengalensis

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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
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Comments (4)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
The individual in your photograph has nostrils midway between the eyes and the snout so cannot be a Water Monitor which has nostrils beside the tip of the snout in order to breathe while swimming. The Clouded Monitor is somewhat smaller than a Water Monitor, this one is likely to be an adult.
Felix Fleck
LeonardWorthington do you know if this is an adult?

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PublishedAugust 2, 2016

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